Metabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers.
1. Dopamine in 5% (w/v) D-glucose was infused into five healthy male volunteers at doses of 2, 5 and 10 micrograms min-1 kg-1 over three sequential periods of 45 min each. 2. Oxygen consumption, respiratory exchange ratio, blood glucose concentration and plasma levels of free fatty acids, glycerol,...
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| description | 1. Dopamine in 5% (w/v) D-glucose was infused into five healthy male volunteers at doses of 2, 5 and 10 micrograms min-1 kg-1 over three sequential periods of 45 min each. 2. Oxygen consumption, respiratory exchange ratio, blood glucose concentration and plasma levels of free fatty acids, glycerol, lactate, dopamine, adrenaline and noradrenaline were measured. The results were compared with values obtained during infusion over the same time period of the corresponding volumes of 5% (w/v) D-glucose alone. 3. Energy expenditure calculated from the oxygen consumption and the respiratory exchange ratio was higher than control values during infusion of dopamine (P less than 0.001, analysis of variance) specifically at a rate of 10 micrograms min-1 kg-1 (P less than 0.05) when it was 14% higher, but not at a rate 2 of or 5 micrograms min-1 kg-1. The plasma noradrenaline concentration was 74 and 230% and the blood glucose concentration was 21 and 36% higher than control values at 5 and 10 micrograms of dopamine min-1 kg-1, respectively (P less than 0.01). At 10 micrograms of dopamine min-1 kg-1 the plasma free fatty acid concentration was 70% and the plasma glycerol concentration was 80% higher than during the control infusion (P less than 0.01). The respiratory exchange ratio and the plasma lactate concentration were the same in the two groups and did not alter during the dopamine infusion. The plasma adrenaline concentration rose significantly (P less than 0.01), but only transiently, during dopamine infusion at a rate of 2 micrograms min-1 kg-1. 4. Dopamine at low doses has metabolic effects. It increases the blood glucose concentration and the circulating noradrenaline level at an infusion rate of 5 micrograms min-1 kg-1. It increases energy expenditure and circulating free fatty acid and glycerol levels at an infusion rate of 10 micrograms min-1 kg-1, presumably due to stimulation of lipolysis. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e3ad2b88-bf1d-4430-a0d5-b81f8a9cc19e2022-03-27T10:10:56ZMetabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e3ad2b88-bf1d-4430-a0d5-b81f8a9cc19eEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1990Regan, CDuckworth, RFairhurst, JMaycock, PFrayn, KCampbell, I1. Dopamine in 5% (w/v) D-glucose was infused into five healthy male volunteers at doses of 2, 5 and 10 micrograms min-1 kg-1 over three sequential periods of 45 min each. 2. Oxygen consumption, respiratory exchange ratio, blood glucose concentration and plasma levels of free fatty acids, glycerol, lactate, dopamine, adrenaline and noradrenaline were measured. The results were compared with values obtained during infusion over the same time period of the corresponding volumes of 5% (w/v) D-glucose alone. 3. Energy expenditure calculated from the oxygen consumption and the respiratory exchange ratio was higher than control values during infusion of dopamine (P less than 0.001, analysis of variance) specifically at a rate of 10 micrograms min-1 kg-1 (P less than 0.05) when it was 14% higher, but not at a rate 2 of or 5 micrograms min-1 kg-1. The plasma noradrenaline concentration was 74 and 230% and the blood glucose concentration was 21 and 36% higher than control values at 5 and 10 micrograms of dopamine min-1 kg-1, respectively (P less than 0.01). At 10 micrograms of dopamine min-1 kg-1 the plasma free fatty acid concentration was 70% and the plasma glycerol concentration was 80% higher than during the control infusion (P less than 0.01). The respiratory exchange ratio and the plasma lactate concentration were the same in the two groups and did not alter during the dopamine infusion. The plasma adrenaline concentration rose significantly (P less than 0.01), but only transiently, during dopamine infusion at a rate of 2 micrograms min-1 kg-1. 4. Dopamine at low doses has metabolic effects. It increases the blood glucose concentration and the circulating noradrenaline level at an infusion rate of 5 micrograms min-1 kg-1. It increases energy expenditure and circulating free fatty acid and glycerol levels at an infusion rate of 10 micrograms min-1 kg-1, presumably due to stimulation of lipolysis. |
| spellingShingle | Regan, C Duckworth, R Fairhurst, J Maycock, P Frayn, K Campbell, I Metabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers. |
| title | Metabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers. |
| title_full | Metabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers. |
| title_fullStr | Metabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers. |
| title_short | Metabolic effects of low-dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers. |
| title_sort | metabolic effects of low dose dopamine infusion in normal volunteers |
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